Simon Blackwell is currently writing a second series of The Old Guys for BBC1, and writes episodes of Peep Show (Channel 4). He also created and penned the Spitfire pilot sketches on The Armstrong and Miller Show (BBC1). Formerly a chief writer on Have I Got News For You, Simon’s other credits include Alistair McGowan’s Big Impression (BBC2), The Kumars at No. 42, Monkey Trousers, and the BAFTA-winning The Sketch Show, which re-emerged on US television starring Kelsey Grammar.